Customary Measurement

the measure of how much liquid a container can hold

• mass

• volume

• capacity

• width

a measure of distance

• length

• width

• formula

• perimeter

a measurement system used in the United States; includes feet, inches, pound, gallons, etc.

• capactiy

• customary system

• rectangular prism

• units of length

a measure of volume equal to the volume of a unit cube (what we measure volume in)

• cubic unit

• area

• length

• width

• 242 in.

• 348 in.

• 338 in.

• 248 in.

• Amalia only

• Nick only

• Lila only

• Amalia and Nick

A car travels 60 miles in 1 hour. How many feet does it travel in 1 second? (Note: 1 mile = 5280 feet)

• 88 feet

• 5280 feet

• 176 feet

• 60 feet

Answer explanation

To find the distance in feet traveled in 1 second, first convert 1 hour to seconds (3600 seconds). Then, calculate 60 miles * 5280 feet / 3600 seconds = 88 feet.

A bottle contains 1.5 liters of soda. How many milliliters of soda does the bottle contain?

• 150 milliliters

• 1500 milliliters

• 15 milliliters

• 15000 milliliters

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 1500 milliliters because 1 liter is equal to 1000 milliliters, so 1.5 liters is equal to 1500 milliliters.

Student Council ordered 58 pounds of chocolate to sell at school. How many ounces of chocolate did Student Council order? (1 lb = 16 oz)

• 3.625 oz

• 928 oz

Julian started the day with 4 gallons of water. After gym class, he had 6 pints left. How many pints of water did Julian consume?

• 32

• 6

• 26

• 4